Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Health Monitoring: North American Maple Project: Summary of Cluster- and Transect-Level Data for NAMP

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Annual measurement of sugar maple forest stands to determine tree condition, trends and possible causes of sugar maple decline. Assess the variation in within-season timing of measurements, using same plot design as in the National Forest Health Monitoring Program (NFHM). Initially part of a cooperative monitoring program with other states and Canada, since 2002 Vermont has measured these plots independently for internal use. NAMP is primarily an overstory/forest health monitoring program but they have collected regeneration data beginning in 1998.

People

  • Joshua Halman: Principal Investigator

  • Michael Johnson: Content Provider

  • Tom Simmons: Content Provider

  • Sandra Wilmot: Principal Investigator

  • Barbara Schultz: Principal Investigator

  • Florence Peterson: Content Provider

  • Jay Lackey: Content Provider

  • Ron Wells: Content Provider

  • Lars Lund: Content Provider

  • Emily Meacham: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • biogeochemistry, land cover, land use, sugar maple,

Organizations

  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation: lead

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.3247, 42.79744
    • -72.1710446, 42.79744
    • -72.1710446, 44.9638304
    • -73.3247, 44.9638304
    • -73.3247, 42.79744

Data Table

  • Title: Summary of Cluster- and Transect-Level Data for NAMP
  • Start Date: 1988-01-01
  • Description: Summarized data for permanently tagged trees that are evaluated annually for crown condition, injury to bole and crown, taphole closure, seed production, regeneration and early and late season defoliation.

  • Purpose: Annual measurement of sugar maple forest stands to determine tree condition, trends and possible causes of sugar maple decline.

  • Condensed Title: Z0068_NAMPPlotSummary2012

  • Object Name: VMC.68.335

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Sandra Wilmot. 2017. Summary of Cluster- and Transect-Level Data for NAMP. VT Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring-north-american-maple/dataset/summary-cluster-transect-level-data-namp

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/forest-health-monitoring-north-american-maple/dataset/summary-cluster-transect-level-data-namp

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: 1995 % Sugar Maple
    • Label: 1995 % Sugar Maple
    • Description: 1995 % sugar maple
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: 1998IceStrm
    • Label: 1998IceStrm
    • Description: 1998 ice storm
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 1998IceStrmCode
    • Label: 1998IceStrmCode
    • Description: 1998 ice storm code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2005 % Sugar Maple
    • Label: 2005 % Sugar Maple
    • Description: 2005 % Sugar Maple
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Label: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Description: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Label: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Description: 2005 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Label: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Description: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Label: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Description: 2006 Lecanium Maximum Rating
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2006 Management Type
    • Label: 2006 Management Type
    • Description: 2006 Management Type
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2007 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Label: 2007 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Description: 2007 Lecanium Maximum Numeric Rating
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: 2007 Management Type
    • Label: 2007 Management Type
    • Description: 2007 Management Type
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Biophysical Region
    • Label: Biophysical Region
    • Description: Biophysical Region
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Canopy closure 2007 text
    • Label: Canopy closure 2007 text
    • Description: Canopy closure 2007 text
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: County
    • Label: County
    • Description: County
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Crown closure at plot establishment
    • Label: Crown closure at plot establishment
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Crown structure at plot establishment
    • Label: Crown structure at plot establishment
    • Description: Crown structure at plot establishment
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Elev(ft)
    • Label: Elev(ft)
    • Description: Elev(ft)
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: Elev(m)
    • Label: Elev(m)
    • Description: Elev(m)
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    Attribute Name: ExoticPlnt2005
    • Label: ExoticPlnt2005
    • Description: ExoticPlnt2005
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: ExoticPlntCode
    • Label: ExoticPlntCode
    • Description: ExoticPlntCode
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Foliar calcium 1999
    • Label: Foliar calcium 1999
    • Description: Foliar calcium 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Foliar nitrogen 1999
    • Label: Foliar nitrogen 1999
    • Description: Foliar nitrogen 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Growth rate: Adjusted BAI 1997
    • Label: Growth rate: Adjusted BAI 1997
    • Description: Growth rate: Adjusted BAI 1997
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Growth rate: BAI 1973-1997
    • Label: Growth rate: BAI 1973-1997
    • Description: Growth rate: BAI 1973-1997
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Growth rate: BAI 1993-1997
    • Label: Growth rate: BAI 1993-1997
    • Description: Growth rate: BAI 1993-1997
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: InitHlth
    • Label: InitHlth
    • Description: initial health
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Initial crown closure
    • Label: Initial crown closure
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Initial crown structure
    • Label: Initial crown structure
    • Description: Initial crown structure
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Landform
    • Label: Landform
    • Description: Landform
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Landform code
    • Label: Landform code
    • Description: Landform code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Logging at time of plot establishment
    • Label: Logging at time of plot establishment
    • Description: Logging at time of plot establishment
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: MapSoilName
    • Label: MapSoilName
    • Description: MapSoilName
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Microrelief
    • Label: Microrelief
    • Description: Microrelief
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Microrelief code
    • Label: Microrelief code
    • Description: Microrelief code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Nitrogen Deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Label: Nitrogen Deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Description: Nitrogen Deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Nitrogen deposition level [ek miller]
    • Label: Nitrogen deposition level [ek miller]
    • Description: Nitrogen deposition level [ek miller]
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Nitrogen deposition level [focus fund]
    • Label: Nitrogen deposition level [focus fund]
    • Description: Nitrogen deposition level [focus fund]
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Origianl nitrogen deposition level
    • Label: Original nitrogen deposition level
    • Description: Original nitrogen deposition level
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Original Management Type
    • Label: Original Management Type
    • Description: Original Management Type
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Original sulfur deposition level
    • Label: Original sulfur deposition level
    • Description: Original sulfur deposition level
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Plotconfig
    • Label: Plotconfig
    • Description: Plotconfig
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Plot_ID
    • Label: Plot_ID
    • Description: Plot_ID
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Site exposure
    • Label: Site exposure
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Site Quality text
    • Label: Site Quality text
    • Description: Site Quality text
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Site rockiness code
    • Label: Site rockiness code
    • Description: Site rockiness code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Slope
    • Label: Slope
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Slope position
    • Label: Slope position
    • Description: Slope position
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Slope position code
    • Label: Slope position code
    • Description: Slope position code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Soil B Ca/Al 1999
    • Label: Soil B Ca/Al 1999
    • Description: Soil B Ca/Al 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil B calcium 1999
    • Label: Soil B calcium 1999
    • Description: Soil B calcium 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil drainage update
    • Label: Soil drainage update
    • Description: Soil drainage update
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Soil Drainage update code
    • Label: Soil Drainage update code
    • Description: Soil Drainage update code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Soil Oe Ca/Al 1999
    • Label: Soil Oe Ca/Al 1999
    • Description: Soil Oe Ca/Al 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil Oe calcium 1999
    • Label: Soil Oe calcium 1999
    • Description: Soil Oe calcium 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil pH B 1999
    • Label: Soil pH B 1999
    • Description: Soil pH B 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil pH Oe 1999
    • Label: Soil pH Oe 1999
    • Description: Soil pH Oe 1999
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Soil rockiness
    • Label: Soil rockiness
    • Description: Soil rockiness
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Soil texture update
    • Label: Soil texture update
    • Description: Soil texture update
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Soil Texture update code
    • Label: Soil Texture update code
    • Description: Soil Texture update code
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: SoilMUNAME
    • Label: SoilMUNAME
    • Description: SoilMUNAME
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Stand Age (2007)
    • Label: Stand Age (2007)
    • Description: Stand Age (2007)
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Stand structure 2007 text
    • Label: Stand structure 2007 text
    • Description: Stand structure 2007 text
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Sulfur deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Label: Sulfur deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Description: Sulfur deposition (kg ha-1 y-1) [EK Miller, 1997]
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Sulfur deposition level [ek miller]
    • Label: Sulfur deposition level [ek miller]
    • Description: Sulfur deposition level [ek miller]
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Sulfur deposition level [focus fund]
    • Label: Sulfur deposition level [focus fund]
    • Description: Sulfur deposition level [focus fund]
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: Total Nitrogen deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Label: Total Nitrogen deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Description: Total Nitrogen deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Total Nitrogen deposition (lbs/acre) [focus fund]
    • Label: Total Nitrogen deposition (lbs/acre) [focus fund]
    • Description: Total Nitrogen deposition (lbs/acre) [focus fund]
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Total Sulfur Deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Label: Total Sulfur Deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Description: Total Sulfur Deposition (kg/ha) [focus fund]
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Total Sulfur Deposition (lbs/acre) [focus fund]
    • Label: Total Sulfur Deposition (lbs/acre) [focus fund]
    Attribute Name: Town
    • Label: Town
    Attribute Name: YrsDefolFTC
    • Label: YrsDefolFTC

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Tree metrics
      • Started: 1988-06-01
      • Method Description: Permanently tagged trees are evaluated annually for crown condition, injury to bole and crown, taphole closure, seed production, regeneration and early and late season defoliation. Plot consists of 5 subplots, 20 X 20 m size. Trees are permanently tagged. Protocols follow international NAMP methods manual.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Injury assessment after ice storm
      • Started: 1998-01-30
        Ended: 1998-06-01
      • Method Description: In 1998, special spring survey was conducted to assess injury from the January ice storm. Addition of regeneration counts was also added.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mt. Mansfield in Browns River watershed, in sugar maple forest at Proctor Maple Research Center.